Half-mile of white sand and the island's best all-around swimming beach in calm summer conditions — but it leads Hawaiʻi in shorebreak spinal injuries.
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Half-mile of white sand and the island's best all-around swimming beach in calm summer conditions — but it leads Hawaiʻi in shorebreak spinal injuries. The gentler southern end is safer. Lifeguarded daily; on any swell the dumping shorebreak can slam you onto a flat sand shelf, so check the flags and ask the tower before going in.